Studio member
Queen Street Studios
Belfast Print Workshop
Academician
Royal Ulster Academy
Education
1995-1998: BA (Hons.) Degree Fine Applied Arts, University of Ulster, Belfast
1994-1995: Foundation studies in Art and Design, Brooke’s University, Oxford
Durational Performance
2024: ‘Constructed Journeys”, commissioned by PS2 and Belfast 2024, Titanic Drawing Office, Belfast, NI 2024 “தப்பி ஓடு Tappi Odu (Flee)”, Ulster Museum, Belfast, NI
Solo Exhibitions: 2024 “தப்பி ஓடு Tappi Odu (Flee)”, Installation, Ulster Museum, Belfast, NI 2024 “Transit”, R-space Gallery, Lisburn, NI 2023 “Rip it Up and Start Again”, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, NI 2020 “Iyarkai”, Gallery 545 Online exhibition 2019 “Marankal”, Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, Limavady, NI
2016: “Nothing Stays Still”, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, NI
2014: “Re Root”, Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast,NI
2013: “Root”, Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast, NI
2011: “Moving Through”, Gympie Regional Gallery, QLD, Australia
2010: “North To North”, Arts for All, Belfast, NI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024: 143rd Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum; ‘We are QSS at 40’, QSS Studios & Gallery; ‘Europe in the Heart of Ireland’, Europa Gallery, Dublin, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo; ‘Echoes’, The Nehru Centre, London; ‘Contemporary Art of Northern Ireland #5’, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn; ‘The Nature of Things’ (Two person exhibition), The Ards Arts Centre; ‘Nightmares, Dreams and Visions’, Boston (box set); Hot Bed Press 20:20 (Print Exchange); Belfast Photo Festival, BPW
2023: Contemporary Art of Northern Ireland Linen Biennale NI, Revive & Renew (Commission Artist); 142nd Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum; BPW exhibition in conjunction with Linen Binanale; QSS-P/S, 35DP, Belfast; ‘Ink on Paper’, Down Arts Centre; ’Landscape and print’, Schengen, Luxembourg; International Print exhibition, Wales; Prose to print, BPW
2022: 141st Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum; Contemporary Art of Northern Ireland, curated by Francesca Bondi, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn; 45 years of BPW; Mayor’s Parlour exhibition, City Hall, Belfast; Future/Forward, curated by Jane Morrow part 1 and 2, QSS Gallery; Print exhibition, BPW & Creative Spark, BPW, Belfast; Future/Forward, curated by Jane Morrow, MART, Dublin; Print exhibition, BPW, Dundalk; Brace for impact, Curated by Neil Kerr, The National, Belfast
2021: 140th Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum. 545 Gallery, Blick Studios, Belfast. Arts Council Collection, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Belfast, Members exhibition, BPW
2020: 139th Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum; Group exhibition, Gallery 545 at Blick Studios, ‘Iyaikai’, Gallery 545, online exhibition
2019: “BIG Award”, Cage Gallery, Barcelona, 138th Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum “Impressions Printmaking Biennial”, Galway, “Gallery 545”, Sea Holly Gallery, Island Arts Centre "Anna Cheyne”, Lisburn & Castlereagh city Council, “Where You Are Lost, We Are Sídhe”, Curated by Moran Been-noon,
Engage Art Studios, Galway, “A Timeless Heritage”, TRC, Surbiton, London; RUA, Waterways Ireland, Enniskillen.
2018 137th Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum, ‘Graphic Editions, Prism Print, Oriel gallery, Antrim; ‘Interwoven part of Linen Biennale’ three artist show in cotton court Gallery, Belfast; 20:20 Hot bed press, Print Exchange, “Lanscapes”, Gallery 545, Atelier Interior Design, Belfast; Gallery 545 Exhibition, Cotton Court Galley, Belfast.
2017: Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 136th Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum,’ 40 Cubed’, Crescent Arts Centre, "Anna Cheyne", Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, ‘The Art of Printmaking’, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast; ‘Print Salon’, QSS Gallery; Belfast.
2016: Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin; 135th Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum; “Five artist show in a byre”, Ballymena.
2015: Light Under Dark Skies (WW1), BPW Gallery, Belfast; 134th Royal Ulster Academy of Arts”, Ulster Museum, Belfast; "Us Against Us" The National, Belfast; "Anna Cheyne", Island Arts Centre, Lisburn.
2014: ‘Eros/Thanatos’, Belfast Print workshop, Belfast; Light Under Dark Skies (WW1), Merchant Hotel, Belfast; Christmas collectibles, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn.
2013: “Pinpoint”, One Church Street Gallery, Buckinghamshire.
2012: “Diverse Expressions”, The Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Belfast.
2011: “Works on Relief”, BPW, NI, “Island Ten”, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn.
2010: “Rock”, Abbage Neumiinster, Luxembourg; Arts Society of Ulster, Merville House, Belfast; “Cutting Stories, Engraving Lines”, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn.
Awards & Commissions
2022-24: Residency Award, Tyrone Guthrie, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
2023: Maurna Crozier Bursary, Friends of FE McWilliam Gallery
2022: Artists Career Enhancement Scheme, SIAP, Arts Council of NI
2021-22: Residency Award, Tyrone Guthrie, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
2020: IER Programme 2, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, NI. Freelands Foundation Emergency fund
2019: SIAP Arts Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, NI
2017: "Anna Cheyne” Visual Arts Award, Lisburn & Castlereagh city Council
2013: Minority Ethnic Individual Artist Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland,NI
2011: General Art Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
2010: Commission for Beech Hall Centre, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, NI
Reviews/Interviews
2023: Column – Angelica: The Fabric of Nostalgia, The Visual Artist’s News Sheet. Issue 2: March – April 2023
2022: NvTV, Collapse The Box
2020: ‘The fine print’ podcast with Anna Liesching, Ulster Museum, Belfast
2014: BBC Radio Ulster-Kim Lenaghan
2013: Multimedia artist Anushiya uses the Sri Lankan banyan tree as a metaphor for the human experience, Culture NI, John Gray
2011: Emotions flow in artist’s latest work, “The Gympie Times”
Collections
NI Civil Service. Arts Council of Northern Ireland 2019, 2021, 2004, 2023. The school of Archaeology & Palaeoecology Dept, Queens University Belfast, NI. Antrim Borough Council, NI. The Open University in Ireland, Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Belfast. Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast. North and West Belfast Health & Social Services Trust, NI. Northern Bank, Belfast, NI. Queen’s University Belfast, NI. Mater Hospital, Belfast, NI. Lisburn Borough Council, Lisburn. National College of Art, Dublin. International Federation of Tamils, London. Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Newfoundland, Canada. Royal Hospital, Belfast. Department of Natural Resources-Canadian Forces, Canada. Jaffna Technical College, Sri Lanka, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, NI. RUA, NI
Publication/ Books
2024: “தப்பி ஓடு Tappi Odu (Flee)”, Publication, Essay by Dr Jane Morrow
2015-19: “ The A-Z of Conflict”, ISBN:978-0-9556674-7-3, Raking Leaves,’ Artist’ Book, Sri Lanka (10 artist respond to 3 alphabets to create the A-Z conflict, a trilingual artist book project, funded by Art Basel/Kickstarter
2014: Anushiya Sundaralingam ISBN 978-0-9929285-0-6
2005: Beneath the Surface, C.R.E.A.T.E. Project
1996-2023: Included in many exhibition catalogues